The Bird Empire Strikes Back

So we had an exciting trip to the eye doctor the other day
I needed to update my prescription and since the kids hadnt eaten lunch yet we stopped at mcdonalds at picked up mcnuggets to eat on the way. So now we turn off into this corridor street to go to the hospital and then all of a sudden this huge hawk(and a frighin huge one at that) swoops down and steals all three nuggets thian had in his tray and hands. Nuggets and fries flew everywhere and everyone was just stunned. Then the rest of the flock showed up and followed us to the hospital. It was insane to say the least.
Anyway nobody was hurt so it was just more of a freaky experience. Remember, watch the skies when there is food in your strollers!

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Making up for lost time.

 

Hello everyone!

I apologize for not writing a blog in awhile, it's been a pretty boring week for the most part, so I have been waiting till I was in the mood and had enough things to chat about to at least fill a small bit of time.

On to the content!

So we have the housing guys here in our little spot of the neighborhood wrapping the house windows and other spots in plastic so they can paint. The funny thing is, the houses were pretty good on the paint before they started, so we're not quite sure why they are doing it again. Anyway, as you can guess, the nice flapping sound of grocery bag plastic is at a near constant level outside the house, and during nap time, it becomes the very bane of my existence. I say this, because you also add on the sound of electric sprayers and men coming off of lunch and chatting about outside a child's window will keep them up indefinitely. Oh and let me not forget my lovely watch dog who feels it's his supreme duty to inform me every half hour that there are men outside and must be howled at.

It's fun to say the least, but I think the kids have gotten used to it all, and Rienna has finally decided to actually stay in bed the past few days.

Heh, Ive got to say, that ended up being longer then I thought and I still have plenty more to talk about!

On to content #2!

So the other day it rained here pretty bad and I was letting Brandon go out the backdoor and I noticed that there was some string on the ground....and it was moving like a snake. So I decided it was time for me to go into super detective mode and figure out what the hell it actually was. Turns out the worms here are friggin long, and I mean freakishly long and skinny. Of course, being a guy, I had to try and step on it, dont ask me why, we just have that urge to step on things from time to time. When I did that, it spun underneath my foot and twisted itself, and I learned that it was a lot harder then any worm I have come across before. To say the least, it was strange.

Now Ill leave you with the last bit of news, to take your mind off the freaky worms.

We now have an xbox 360! So if any of you are on xbox live, feel free to make me a friend on there, the nick is   Eraxis1   (that's a one at the end if your monitor is crappy or if you cant read the font)

Also if any of you have any good recommendations for games, feel free to comment to me on them. Ive got a few that I am already looking at, but it's always good to get info.

Anwyays, talk to ya'll later! 

Of Ninjas and Crazy people

 

 

Nice title eh?

Anyway, I was visiting Cassidy's blog today and had this huge comment going about enjoying baby gates while she can since when the actual Terrible 2's hit, itll be bad. Then it turned into a huge post, so im gonna keep it here instead.  ^.^

Anyway, so if you have a child under 2, make use of those baby gates and cages while you can. Eventually the kids can get over them like ninjas. They can also climb walls, hide in plain sight, steal things from your pants from across the room and have the ability to locate the most breakable object in the house and promptly destroy it.

So just a few days ago, Rienna was practicing her ninja skills and decided to promptly open up the front door with absolutely no sound at all, and make a dash for the nearest parking lot and street.

We managed to catch her before she got there, but it freaked us the hell out that she managed to get out without a sound.

So now we've turned into that crazy old guy that everybody knows that lives down the street who thinks "They" are out to get him and has booby traps all over the house and lawn.

It's true, we have bells and chimes hung up on the front door as well as her room. Plus the back sliding door has pressure bars WAAAY up high to keep the doors closed.Ive even installed an extra lock on the front door with a padlock. It's insane how good she is about managing to find a way to leave the house. Im even thinking about how useful it would be if i hung a cowbell around her waist or something.

Hopefully she'll grow out of trying to kill herself, but I dont know, she may just be Evel Knievel reincarnated. Im just waiting for when she manages to get into a stroller and roll it down the stairs for fun.

oh noes! she's awake! Ive gotta spray her down with a bottle of Ninja Begone before it gets out of hand!

*ninja vanish!*

aaannnd we're back

 

Hello everybody!

We finally got internet back and boy has it been a LOOONGG week.

We just got our new house and for the past couple of days we've been fighting against hordes of angry household goods boxes, scheduling Internet, cable, phones, and various other things, and unpacking everything.

I think ill start off with showing you guys the house and then I will give you guys the gift of seeing Buddha.

 

Here's our backyard

Ze Kitchen(im french?)

Here's looking in from the front door

The living room filled with just the crap we had brought over on the plane with us.

The little spot for the washer and dryer between the kitchen and the dining/living room

These remotes control the AC/Heating units spread throughout the house. We have like 6 of them mounted on the walls, notice it's all in japanese ^.^

WARNING: CUTENESS FOR NEXT 3 PICTURES!

Heres a view out the front, notice the awesome playground about 20 steps away from the house ^.^

 

And as promised, the walk to and  view of......THE GREAT BUDDHA!

 

Special Note:  Anybody ever play the Legend of Zelda? Anything looking familiar?  Yeah the tri-force is everywhere here. ^.^

And that's the Great Buddha. Yes he is large, very large.

We also visited some other shrines/temples. If you want to see more pictures check out the picasa site(picasaweb.google.com/jinxz0)

but for now ill leave you with the cutest thing ive seen in awhile. Other then my kids of course :-P

Hellos From The Ipod

Hey guys,
We just got our new house a few days ago but no Internet and LOTS of stuff to do. Anyway. Yes we are alive. Updates soon

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HAPPY BAGS!

 

So today I will be talking about Happy Bags! (Disclaimer for my male cohorts: Im not talking about what you think I am, feel free to guiltlessly move on if you get bored)

Anyways, apparently here in japan, at the start of the new year, malls and shopping centers everywhere have this awesome sale where not only do they have lots of stuff at reduced prices, but they also sell Happy Bags! These are pretty much grab bags with random(but evenly distributed) goods in them and generally youll pay like half of what it would normally cost to buy all of the stuff in the bags.

So today while we were out we bought like  $200 worth of stuff in bags, and didnt even know what was in the bags. I tell ya, it was FUN. We did get a few things that were so so, but we also got some awesome stuff too. One bag had several types of dishes/cookware, another had some clothes, and of course, we got an awesome Hello Kitty handbag that had a bunch of cool kids Hello Kitty stuff in it(Toothbrushes anyone?)

On to other things, we still dont have our house yet and we're staying at the Navy Lodge at the moment. However, the housing people have been on vacation since before xmas, and we have a lead on an empty house, so first thing monday, we may have a house(or at least a timeframe on when we can actually move in).

And then, when we get the house, im going down to the 100 yen store($1 store but way more awesome then the stores back home, you can actually buy stuff that is worth more then $1) and im making off with like 5 dump trucks worth of household goods to decorate our new home!

Im so excited!!!

anyway, till next time

Sayonara!

There are ups, and downs.

 

So whenever one is transplanted from one part of the globe to the other, one is bound to run across new people, new plants, new animals, new germs.

I managed to get sick first and yesterday was the worst of the entire thing. Seriously, I felt like an oven on thanksgiving day, 400 degrees and going All....day....long. Sweat was pouring off me like a monsoon, it was that bad.

Eventually things got better, and now I only have a sore throat and cough, but of course, now everyone else is in the cooking stages.

Anwyays, other then being sick, things are good. We're next on the list for a townhouse here on base, so it's only a matter of time before we get one. whheee!

Till next time!